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John Kline

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John Kline is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Minnesota's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2017. During his tenure, Kline served on several key committees, including the Education and the Workforce Committee, where he focused on education reform and workforce development. He was known for his advocacy of school choice and efforts to reduce federal involvement in education. Kline also played a role in military and veterans' affairs, having served in the U.S. Marine Corps prior to his political career.

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Jul 23, 2014

I am a little confused about who has the right to close. The CHAIR. Where there is no qualifying opponent, the gentleman from Colorado has the right to close on his amendment.

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Jul 23, 2014

I claim the time in opposition, although I don't intend to oppose it. The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

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Jul 23, 2014

I am excited about this amendment. There has been much discussion about things that we can do to help our American heroes, to help those veterans who have served and/or are serving. Many of these veterans and servicemembers are seeking…

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Jul 23, 2014

I certainly appreciate the gentleman from Massachusetts' passion on this issue. We have shown in this House, again and again, that we are willing and able and have taken steps to help students pay for their loans. More importantly, we did…

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Jul 23, 2014

Parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Chairman. The CHAIR. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

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Jul 23, 2014

I thank my colleague for his comments. Mr. Chairman, I urge support of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kline). The amendment…

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Jul 23, 2014

I claim time in opposition to the amendment, although I do not oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

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Jul 14, 2014

You are one of those agencies where everybody is busy all the time, coming up with new ideas and new approaches.

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Jul 9, 2014

Now, I would like to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly), a member of the committee.

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Jul 9, 2014

Now I am very, very pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx), the principal author of the SKILLS Act, which got this ball rolling.

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Jul 9, 2014

It is now my great pleasure and honor to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor), the majority leader.

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Jul 9, 2014

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Rokita), the chair of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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